Galapagos and Machu Picchu

Took these photos while on vacation in Ecuador and Peru in November of last year. (2014) Really thankful I got to see a little bit of the the beautiful scenery and animals that South America has to offer.

Sally Lightfoot Crab (So many bright colors)

Marine Iguana

Coast of Espanola Island

Waved Albatross during their mating dance

Red-Billed Tropicbird

Santa Fe Land Iguana

Magnificent Frigatebird

Galapagos Giant Tortoise

Galapagos Sea Lion Pup

Beach on San Cristobal Island 

Blue Footed Booby During Mating Dance

The same Blue Footed Booby with his mate

Galapagos Hawk

Northern Viscacha in Machu Picchu (Relative of the Chinchilla)

Machu Picchu 

Llama in Machu Picchu

Southern Africa (South Africa, Zimbabwe, Botswana, and Zambia)

This is a major throwback (2012) when I traveled to Southern Africa to go on safari with my dad. I was still developing my photography skills at the time, so I was amazed at the amount of bad shots I took.  Luckily I took enough that I have a few good ones.  Without further ado, here are the pictures.

African Elephant

South African Giraffe

Common Waterbuck

African Lion

African Wild/Cape Hunting Dog

Cheetah

Grey Crowned Crane

Leopard

White-Fronted Bee-Eater

Common Hippopotamus

Burchell's Zebra

Victoria Falls

Bald Eagle Migration-Squamish BC

  I had the opportunity travel with family up to British Columbia and view the annual Bald Eagle migration earlier this month.  Was a wonderful experience and would do it again in a heartbeat.

Beauty is Everywhere

I was trying to decide how to kick off this photography blog, and rather than posting pictures from some exotic country, I want to start with pictures that I've taken within 10 minutes of my house. I want to show that beauty can be found everywhere, you just have to look for it.